In other news - played around with our white popover with a jacket at home tonight (yup bored waiting for santa). Im going to test run wearing it in a few ways over the holidays for a photoshoot in the new year. We are out of stock in most blue sizing now and white is very limited. Given the higher than expected demand we will do a re-order in January and also expand the fabrics. Open to suggestions on what fabrics would be good in a popover.

I picked up a couple of pairs of shorts from Industrie which are serving me quite well this summer. They're a great length (above the knees) and are just as easy to pair with a wrinkled OCBD with rolled up sleeves as a tshirt or polo.

I like the god quality military/RMW style free belt they give out with the shorts.

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Originally Posted by Journeyman

I've got quite a few pairs of chino shorts from Land's End's "Canvas" line, as well as a couple of pairs from Country Road from a few years back.
I pretty much live in them on weekends during summer, along with a pair of (sockless) boat shoes or canvas sneakers, and a polo shirt or OCBD shirt with the sleeves rolled up. I've also got a few linen shirts from Land's End and from Uniqlo that get quite a bit of wear.

I agree on the shorts from LE and will be a wearing a pair today. Very well cut and comfortable and different colours.

As for the LE Irish linen shirts. Very impressed - especially as you get correct sleeve length (if left after sale) - and cut and made well.

I am waiting on a couple more that have been held up in the mail along with some other Xmas presents!

The more you wash them the softer they get and with Irish linen they will last for years.

I don't mean to blow Jason's trumpet but, when I bought my HC ties, he gave me a pair of ribbed Pantherella socks. When they arrived I was most skeptical. They are wafer thin cotton socks. I thought they would quite literally disintegrate after one wear.

Anyway, I had also bought some 'cotton rich' socks from Myer. After about 4-5 washes, the Myer socks have started to 'pill'. The same number of washes for the Pantherlla socks has had no effect on the sock at all. The ribbing is still 100% new. It is quite incredible.

The only problem is, I am a big fan of thick socks. Pantherellas are anything but.